Jeffrey Little v. Los Angeles County Fire Department

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Little works in the Lifeguard Division of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. (Compl., Doc. 1 ¶¶ 10, 15.) In March 2023, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that, among other things, “[d]irected the Chief Executive Officer to work with all County Departments to explore ways the Progress Pride Flag can be shown at all county facilities.” (Id. ¶ 17.) The Fire Department implemented that motion by issuing EA-231, a memorandum that requires the Progress Pride Flag to be flown, where feasible, at Fire Department facilities during the month of June. (Id. ¶ 19.)

“The views commonly associated with the Progress Pride Flag . . . are in direct conflict” with Little’s religious beliefs, and those beliefs dictate that Little cannot be “responsible for raising the Progress Pride Flag.” (Id. ¶¶ 4, 23.) On May 24, 2024, Little ______________________________________________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL

Case No. 2:24-cv-04353-JLS-PD Date: May 30, 2024 Title: Jeffrey Little v. Los Angeles County…